Improvement in book-markers



'r. P. a, s. s; MARSHALL.

BOOK-MARKER.

Patented Aug. 21,1877.

N.PETHS, FHOTO-UTEOGRAPIER. WASHINGTON. D. (L

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THoS. P. MARSHALL AND s. BROWN MARSHALL, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSE .ASSIGNORS To s. B. MARSHALL, oE SAME .PLAOE.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOOK-MARKERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 194,305, dated August 21, 1877; application filed July 18, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, THoMAs P. MARSHALL and S. BROWN. MARSHALL, of Trenton, Mercer county, New Jersey, have invented a Oombined Implement, of which the following is the specification:

The object of our invention is a combined implement, constructed as fully described hereinafter, to serve as a book-mark, page and paragraph register, paper-folder, paper-cutter,

rule and measure, and glove-buttoner.

The implement, as shown in perspective in the drawing, consists of a blade, A, of steel or other metal, of nearlyuniform width, having a sharp edge, w, folded at one end to form a clamping-tongue, b, and formed into a pointer, c, at the opposite end, one side or edge, as, of the blade being graduated, and

marked in inches or fractions thereof. The

of page and paragraphs, designating any desired portion of the page, the open end of the pointer rendering it further available as a glove-fastener.

We claim 1. As a new article of manufacture, a compound implement consisting of the blade A, sharp at the edge 00, graduated at the opposite edge, having a recessed finger at one end, and folded at the other to form a tongue, b, as specified.

2. A compound implement consisting of the plate, its clamping-tongue b, and graduated edge, as set forth.

3. The compound implement consisting of the plate, its clamp, and recessed finger, as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS P. MARSHALL. S. B. MARSHALL.

Witnesses: A. BROWN, PETER NEvIUs. 

